The Cambrian

BEVAN'S STORES LICENSE. Application for a New One Likely. There is considerable 'eeling '"eg-ax-ding the losing of the license of Beavan's Sto'es Castle-street, Swansea. The Corporation some time aso h, 11; i>t the property, giving an enhanced 1 r on account of the license. On the occisiou the magistrates' visit to the house it w»s generally admitted that the place m it- | r,. sent form was aiiytning but suitable for the trade. Instead of plans being submitted for improving the property-in view of the widening of Castle-street—' he li< ense ■ allowed to be taken away w:Vi »-it g fiotest., this being the only licans.-d 1 vise in M e town the license of wb.cji hid been rein-c.d where no appeal was entered. The police objected to the property for licensed premises in its present condition, and also the letting of part of the premises and also the letting of part of the premises for business purposes. Although the license is lost, it is not improbable that in the fu- ture, having regard to the suggestion that a model inn should be erected c a the corner when the widening of Castle-street is under- taken, another license will be applied for. Shouid the applicati(.ix be made, we un- derstand the poli<"p we," Id make no objec- tion.

REV. T. MORRIS* FAREWELL. Clydach Vicar's Last Swansea Sermon. Rev. T. Morris, curate at St. Mary's Parish I Church, Swnnsfa, who has been appointed Vicar of Clvdach, preached it Is farewell ser- j men on Sunday night to a crowded congre- gation Time (he said) must bring changes, and cer- tainly the last few years bad been very fruitful in that respect in St. Marv's Parish -not onlv in the clerical staff, but also in the members and the congregation. As thev looked back to the time when they worshipped God together in the Parish Church, they saw [ God's summoning angel had been very busy at work amongst St. Mary s congregation, and many of their faithful members had en- tered upon their eternal rest since then. But there was one who never changed; He was the same yesterdav, to-day and for ever, and nis blessed Gospel was the same to-day as of old—"the power of God unto salvation." That evening, as he was closi ig his ministry amongst them, he pleaded in the name of God and for the sake of their immortal souls, that they would not give themselves rest till they knew by experience the saving power of me Gospel, and that experience could only come by faith unto every one that believeth. In conclusion, Mr. Morris said he should always thank 0" that he was ever called to work in St. Mary.5 parish, and he should always look back with pleasant memories and loving recollections upon the nine years he had spent there- He most sincerely from the very bottom of his heart thanked them for the many kindnesses which he had re- ceived at their hanas; for the sympathetic and the encouraging words with which they had often helped him in his ministry, and for the ianv tokens ot gooa will and affection shown towards hIm and his. He had one favour to ask — their united fervent prayers might ascend to the Throne of Goj on behalf of all who should minister in that House of God. and also that they might re- mpmbe" him in his new sphere of labour.

CARDIFF' TRAGEDY. I Aged Husband Charged with Manslaughter. The Cardiff manslaughter case engaged the attention of ^us^lce Walton and a jury at the Glamorgan Assises on Friday, when the Cro'.vn ^ourt was crowded. Mr. Lloyd for the prose- cution, and Mr. B- Francis Williams, K.C. for the prisoner, counsel, and the opening 1fcvJset* a sordid pic- tare of life at the East Moors, Cardiff. David Williams' storekeeper, and an eld man 62 years of age, was in the dock on a charge of killing and slaying his wife, Mary Jane Williams, whom, said Mr. Lloyd Mor gan, he should have Protected. The man and woman lived a **0. 44, Pontypridd- street, and the deceased was a woman of ,n- teinperate habits- On the night of Febru- ary 27th last she was in drink, and returned home about midDlght. For sozne reason or other the prisoner and his daughter would not let her int° and witnesses would be called who would say that they saw the prisoner scuffling with her in the street, afterwards push her down and kick her in the side Prisoner was also heard to say to his w'fe, Go away you b cow, or 1 will slay yon like a b—bull" and on another occasion, I will do for you, you cow; I wiU do for yon. The jury would see, in **ct' that pris- oner was in a violent frame of nund, and was treating hi* ?l1* S^at brutality. The deceased when she was kicked lay in the street for some tune, but at length "ot up and made another effort to get into her house, and at last she was let in by another daughter. Inside. t.he wt-v;t into the front room, and after being alone for sortie time, called for a bucket. Late on she was seen sitting upon it, and to her daughter ,^e said: David, David, and mv children. The daughter went out and another daughter coming into the room found her mother lying on thefloor. There was a great deal of blood in the bucket and about the floor, and the family then became frightened, and called in the neighbours. Before their arrival the woman had died, and a Airs. Pishop said to the prisoner, who had been sleeping-upstairs: "My God, who has done this?" To which he replied = "She is' has done it herself; she fell off the bucket while I was upstaire. A subsequent post- mortem showed that death was the result of hemorrhage, due to ruptured blood vessels, and a wound in the abdomen The medical testimony of Dr. Rivell was verv indefinite, and be could not say whe- ther the death was due to a kick, a blow, or a fall. Mr. B. F. Wilhams submitted the c\ i- dence was insufficient to convict, and his Lordship said it was very meagre. the jury concurred, and prisoner was dis- charged.

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| FOOTBALL NOTES. | BY # "OLD ATHLETE." A Saturday of Surprises. Swansea's Very Close Win at Bristol. Scotland Win the International Rubber. Neath go down before Maes teg. There were some startling surprises last Saturday in Welsh football m.ttchts, and form for once turned topsy-turvey. Thus we find Cardiff at home failing to beat Newport, and having the wo-nst of the game throughout, and Swansea. only just scraping through against Bristol. Then again Neath, who had beaten Maesteg a. few weeks ago by five tries, and followed it up by beating Card.ff, went to Miesteg and lost. by a try to nothing, a ) result that was altogether unexpected. LLIll- elly and Aberavon, however, did well, the former beating Penygraig on their own ground by a goal and a try to nil, and the { Bed Blacks accounted for Bridgend by a goal and two tries to nothing. Altogether it was a dliy of surprises, and there ie no doubt that Swansea and Cardiff were much below their usual form. The All Whites visit to the County Grou.nd at Bristol created far more intellect in the Citv than it did in Swansea, and although the excursion was patronised by 500 en- > thusiastts, the followers of the Welsh chum- j pions did not look upon the engagement as J anvthine but a soft thing. They anticipated. J and lwd good grounds for doing so, that I Swansea would win without much difficulty. ( as the Br stol team have dlne none too well t in their engagements against Welsh teams this season. But the unexpected luippened, j and although the homesters had four ot their j best men away. Butcher, Mathias, Moore, and Jackson, they gave their opponents as j hard a. game as they have had this season, j and 011 the day's form Bristol deserved to ( make a draw of it. After the match I was j told that Bristol had not shown such wonder- J ful form in any previous match this season, j and they have imly to perform in a similar manner next. Saturday to make Devonport ¡ Albion go all the way to win. It was unfortunate for Swansea that. rain i commenced to fall half an hour before the | kick-off. ae it made the ground heavy and 1 slippery, 'and the ball was greasy and difficult 1 to handle with any accuracy. Three minutes ) after the start Dan Rees fell when lie had a I trv at h's mercy, and this was the beginning of a ;erie. of misfortunes for the Whitee. Thev could do absolutely nothing right, and their attack broke down in the most annoy- ing nUiliner, then came Bristol's try, and Smith, who scored aftet a fine sprint from half-way. was made a present of it bv Dick Jonas. The latter got away in his own twenty-five, and after beating the Bristol centres, threw a reckless pass into the open. Arnold was too close to Jones, and Rees to far to get ot the ball, and Smith coming up on the run. doubled Geo. Davies very cleverly and got- over with a try that, was not con- verted. For the next twenty minutes Swansea were j out of the hunt altogether, and' shaped like I a second rate lot in all departments. Shew- ring had the hardest of luck in not scoring. after a. clever manoeuvre, in which he de- ceived the opposition into the belief that he wa« going to pass. and Dan Rees only just got him to grass three yards from the line. Had Bristol's combination at this stage- been up to the mark, they might have got in agti,in, their passing was too mechanical, and the centres kept running across the ground in- stead of trying to break through. Five min- utes to the interval Swansea, woke up, and had the cruelest of luck in not equalising, as Rees, Trew and Joseph each crossed, but were recalled for forward passes. Right up to hatf time it seemed certain the Wliite.3 would score, but Bristol defended grandly and kept them out. The second half was intensely exciting, and was splendidly contested. Br stol had got. tho lead, a.nd tried to keep it, and to ciVB them their due, they played the spoilirg game better than I have seen any other team do it against Swansea this season. Owen and Jones were not up to the mark, and the two halves opposite them, White and Evans, were anything but novices. Owen tried to play the both himeelf, and his efforts were not brimful of suocass, whilst he passed in the .most eralt'iW Nmiann»r now and again. Dick Jones was handicapped by not knowing what his partner was going to do, and the e xcellent understanding which has been such a feature of their play this season was con- spicuous by its absence. Of course, with the halves off colour, the threequarters were placed/ at a disadvantage, and there was little of that clever, clean passing that is so often seen at St. Helen's. And so things went on and as time drew near Swansea's chance of winning looked very remote. Five minutes to the end Owen, Jones and Trew broke through, and the latter passed to Rees in a favourable position to score. He missed the ball, but repassed back to the centre, and Trew dodged over with a try, which Geo. Davies converted. Thus the match was pulled out of the fire, and Swansea, left the field lucky winners by a goal to a try. It isn't often I am compelled to adtrtjt tihiait Swansea are lucky to win, but in tihis case I am bound to do so, and five mjnntea to the ciai'-l of time. tJhie game seemed won and loett. FronJ a. Bristol point of view ,1]h.e game was a. very fine onf). as the form of tih.? ih<;inejt*rs I exceeded all antiioipations, and they, can- didly admitted that tth.2 toltwm had not. dis- played such dasih a,nd resource iiti any pre- vious matjh tlhtia season. From a. 'Swansea standpoint the grame, wihilst, being brimful of excitement, was disappointing, and the form of 'the Whites left a lot. to be destined. It was one of their Y'&r)y few off days, and ithe men seemed; stale. They evidently htadi underra.tsd tih-e oppos.'Oic.n, and negOlec-tcd ti'ieir training, in the bet'.ief tftiafc Bristol wctild not require much. beaming-. When they awoke to th!9 ftitet that a try biad' been scored against tihem, and they had some- thing to beait;, the players got a hit demoral- ised., and went off -ttheir proper game. Owen and Jones combined bndSy, the former frying to do too much on hi,s own, and tihe Latter taking- too many rieka in slinging the ball haphazard into the open. The result was that 'h'e tTw-eequalters could: mever get into tiheir p'ropor stride, and tihe combination was bottled up very effectiv.eit;. by the splendid tackling by the Bristol backs. In attack Bristol were, not. great, but their defence was splendid. Their .far ward a wore good^in the opep, followed up well, and .gave the Swansea tbreequartera no room to work in. At ihfalf, White and Evan a land them- £ _V(?s Ollot. to stop Owen and JcneiS, and' .ffhe'^r efforts weire suceaasful. in fact. I have no*, seen any pair hold -tiheir own against, the Swansea couple In s-ach a capable nuvn.n_y this rjc-ia-soni. t^nai'th, the left, wins: threequarter, OÍEi lai com- ing pj'.a.yitr. pt sstssLng pace, «jveight, and a knowledge of ttlne game, w'hilst ^Ihewring and morid aire two centres who aim above tihe avenge.. Oa" (S. at back. was very salfe. and saved several tries by his tiackliing. Thl-re is little more to be said. Hunt was tihe beat forward on the Swansea gid?, and the pity ;0\ that he cam,not be re to .iins'd' sin. tlVi?1 team far the remainder of the season. It ie too late to drop one of the forwards fcr .him. but next year he wiM be one of the first men selected. Owen and Jones have already l:c.;n referred to, and they we-re below form. Trew wta>a tihe pick of t'he tlhrteq.uarte-rs, Dan Rees running hrm c/lose. At back Georga Eavies fielded! wi'Jh his nsnal isaifieine^ biU his Length ofi kicking waa not good. On ?a>tiu.rid.r(v! Swansea, meet Cardiff f{.r t'he .fou.rtb. a:nd last ttime of the season. This matelb will no doubt attract, a. 'iar^c crowd to igit. Helen's, and tihere seems every pros- pect. of the gtiitne being » very fine on;. "Tih,- inability of Cardiff to de>r€n.b New-rrlt last. weoek will caufle the supporters of tlis An Wltiiteg to ihave plen'ty of confidence in tihe locals winning for the fourth tin-c, but. Swa.11- ae.a. will ihjave to £ <hl>w vastly better form than they did agaiinat Brstol or they won't pull tihroug.h. There i" ü ùuabt aboiiit X-iehoIi's and Ttmm,= but I hope that the visi- tors will be a;t futl strength, BO that .th:.ra shall be no excu-ea about the tide, beirg an nr-i !epriwntn t: vo «e. -S'h'au.'d tihe wtiMt'V.r turn out fine, I th-ak the game <a. good .Sai'ng for Swansea, and shall be gr&aitiy div appoiuted if t I, don't win by I'li'ree tiimc's ac.rota the lire.

NEW AND ('ENTRATjTA"~3ITU \TF.D GROUND ACQUIRED. Finding the ground on Town Hill somewhat inaccessible to the general public, the Swan- sea quoit club have taken over the enclosed plot of land below the level of the roadway in Carmarthen-road, opposite the California Inn, nd known as "Jenkins' Garden." It is being levelled out. and proper gate- ways constructed, and will form a most cen- trai and convenient venue for West Wales quoit ers.

St. MARY'S CHURCH, Send Off Presentation to Rev. Thomas Morris. St. Mary's Church Club, Swansea, on Mon- day evening presented Rev. Thomas Morris,, who is leaving for Clydach, with a silver- mounted fountain pen. The Vicar presided. Mr. W. E. Cutliffe, secretary, said Mr. Morris had been a great friend to the club. Without his help they could not possibly have carried it on. That was why they wanted to make a presentation on their own. (Applause). Addressing the gathering as "Fellow cluk members," Mr. Morris recalled that his very first meeting on reaching Swansea nine years ago was an annual meeting of the club, in the National School. In those davVhe was. young and athletic—(laughter)—and, amongst other things, he could do a little boxing— (laughter)—and he was foolish enough to let it out, so that within a week nearly every member of the club had wanted to box with him. (Laughter). He used to say, "I'll box with you on one condition, that you pro- mise not to black my eye on a Saturday night!" (Loud laughter). He could not preach the Gospel with a black eye. But they had pleasant and profitable times, and he would always look back with pleasure and loving recollection to everything he had had ta do with the club. (Applause). But his feeling now was that if he ever started a young men's club again, it would be on a more spiritual basis. It was not enough to have young men out of harm's way they wanted positive goodness so if he started a club again he would build it around a Bible class, so that they might re- member they were Churchmen and Christians before all things. Concluding, Mr. Morris said that was not the first present he had received from the club, and pointed to a pair of gold sleeve links he was wearing. Last week he was presented by the Young Women's Bible Class with an ink-stand, and by the Vicar with a pencil case. -———

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^L>«. | LADIES' GOSSIP. f K (BY "YEitE.") S*v*## Whims of Great Musicians. Wagner's Grave in his Back Garden. I was greatly interesting recently in read- ing a. num-her of capital stories about famous TOOfiiciaiiiS, and before I begin my little chat on Dame Fashion's latest- edicts, I will repeat a few of thi'm, feeling .sure tint anything concerning our favourite composeis will prove welcome reading. Here a.re soma about- Beitlioven:—Even. Ills music lie did not write like ordinary j*eople, but. bad a remarkable notation, often without lines, which resembled the contents of a. pepper-box strewn upon paper, and was -often ro illegible that lie could not read it liiinself. This notations he confided to little pocket-books, often very simpty made—of j>aiJer loosely stitched together, of the backs of letters, or even of old envelopes—and thus he jotted down the. wonderful imaginations of his fancy whenever they occurred to him. This wais at all sorts of places—when out walking, when dining, when conversing with a friend. In the middle of crowded streets a man with wild, untidy hair would be sud- denly seen to stop, and write feverishly for two or three minutes on a piece of paper he held in his hand. This w;u-> Beethoven, writing, perhaps, the theme of a sonata des- tined to be immortal. -+- At a restaurant, the astonithed waiter mould find the guest- whom lie, was on the lJOÍut of serving wholly abstracted from earth, with knife and fork and plate pushed ruth- lessly aside, and his lingers plying a lead- pencil instead, with which he dotted various pieces of paper, growling and muttering all €he time. Thus was Beethoven at his dinner. In his lodgings—he was- a confirmed fwchelor, living a solitary lifl,-the slightest citing done to cross. him, the most puerile cause sometimes would induce him to give inet-ioe to quit. Such notices were always instantaneous in taking affect—lie was off the next morning; with the result that some- times he was- paying for no ftwer than three different lodgings at one and the same time, wliich, after engaging for a month, he. had abruptly quitted in a, day. Wagner, too, was a mass of eccentricity, nlUch of which he phyed off on his friends. He liad his grave dug in the back garden of of his house, at a convenient distance off, and sufficiently concealed, so that if he were in the mood, he might go theie and have a. look -at it. But this wi,> not the worst of it! When he had friends to dinner in the same way a skeleton was thrown on the table during an Egyptian fea»:t. Wagner wa. ac- customed to break off tlYe thread of the con- versa-tion very suddenly and commence de- claiming on eternity and the grave. And, starting up from the. dinner-tabb, with its array of dishes and atmosphere of cookeay, lie would lead his submissive guests to his fjrare, and there amid the damp and glo-um regale his companion* with further dii-serta- tioua on eternity and his own d'ssojution, nndi then tike them back to finish their dinner with what appetites they might. -+-- lloGsini had the power -of sleeping at will, like many other remarkable men. He was -ner of the laziest men alive, and his eccen- tricity was chiefly due to that cause. He was oeMom out of bed before mid-day, and on waking in the morning, if the dtiy were dull and did not please him, or if lie had nothing particulai- to do, he was quite capable of turnirg over on his pihow anid shouting to liis servant "Call me to-morrow at the same time as to-day." Whereupen he would, promptly go to sletep for the next. 24 hours. 116 wrote a great dea: of his music in bed— 4»erh'ii*> most of it. A common r lia.racteri.stic among the-m aU was a. dislike of playing, except when moved to do 60 by uncontrollable passion. Liszt was much given to rudeness when messed to <)Iay. Once it Rome he had been invited to a large dinner-party at an American lady's, who prided herself <u- i ,pr musical taste and onthnaiasni. After dinner, when several amateur pciformers had exhibited their skill, KiisEt was very politely nequested to play a tnoroeau. But. not being in the humour, he vasugbd. The hostes* pressed. The ooni- fioser became obstinate, then rude, and at bat he strode to the piano, and dashing off one brilliant cascade of notes, hurried out. of the room with the remark: ''There, madam. I have paid for my dinner." And now to the worll of dress. «omeithing in the air that is tempting every woman to believe that her wardrobe needs -stocking and renovating, and therefore, mn-t of us are on the outlook for ideas for -Mr spring costumes. I think wesh-ill be to Malt about it at once, on the prin- ciple of going early to Avoid a crush. Later, Cailons and dressmakers will be overwhelmed -*vrth^oroeas and tlie chances of receiving in- •dividual interest and attention are few. I think I have mentioned before that the Itusaian coat-shape i.4 once more coming into w^mlarity. lhev are, however, now being wade in a .n?ucJ^ moij3 graceful fashion than -are have hitherto met. the basques of the Www coats are much longer, and the shoulders

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OUR COOKERY CORNER. SALAD AND OTHER RECIPES. tomato SaJad.—Taks three perfectly ripe tomatoes, skin and set on ice to cool, slice and put in a salad-bowl, chop a slice of onion fine, and sprinkle thinly. Pour over a tea- cup of plain salad dressing and serve verv cold. Cucumber Salad.—Take two very crips cu- cumbers, peel and slice very thin, sprinkle with salt and pounded ice, drain fur ten minutes, put into a salad bowl, sprinkle with nnely-minced onion and cayenne, pour over plain dressing ,and set in ice till wanted. Plain Salad Diessing.-Take a taaspoonful of salt with a pinch of pepper, add four table- spoon! uLs of salad oil, mix until the salt dissolves and drop in by degrees a. ta-blespoooi- lul and ta half of strong vinegar, stir one minute and it is ready. After HIT' CeIer-V1 Elegantly for Table- After cleaning, make several cuts from the green tips downwards, plac in a largTbowl Qf 3unt0hWll:dV] ]Tge pinch of carbonate ot soda ha.s- been added laave all night thor oiighly immersed. It will curl in ev?rT'oirec tion. and the soda- preserves the whittles*. Ireaele Pudding.—This is a very easily with he above ingredients. Beat up an egg with half a breakfast-cupful of milk, arnd add it to the rest. Mix well, put in a well- greased mould, and boil four hours. Hotch-Potch.— Take a good piece of neck of mutton, put it in from two to three quarts of cold water; let it boil. Skim wdl, then put in the following vegetables- cut in small slices: Carrots, turnips, cabbages, pens, beans, a bra.kfastcu.pful of each; a Jm.ali tettuce and one cauliflower, minced fine, and cwo or three onions minced. Let it boil from three to tour hours, .skim all the fat off. a;nd lJ. H a le £ rated carrot and chopped jxt'isicy. Parkin fa Yorkshire cake).—One pound and a half of oatmeal (medium), half a pound of flour, one pound of sugar, half a pound of butter, two pounds of treacle, two tea- spoonfuls of baking-powder, ,a,nd hajf an ounce of ground ginger. Place the flour and oatmeal in a bowl, rub in the butter, ndd the suga.r, ginger, and baking-powder, then the treacle, after warming it to make it thinner. Mix to a stiff paste, and bake in a rather slow oven in a well-greased tin. If the -aste is too stiff a little milk mav be added. An excellent cake for children.' Charlotte Russe.—Pour into a Charlotte Ruwse mould enough jelly to cover the bot- tom to the depth of half an inch; decorate with the angelica, cut to fancy, and alkw to eet; butter thickly the sides. of mould, divide biscuits (Savoy) lengtliwis,2, stick three round the nir,uld. Dissolve four sheets of gelatine in a little warm wine, add sugar to taste, whip half a pint of cream till stiff, add a. little essence of vanilla, strain to it the gelatine and sugar mixture. Stir occasionally until it begire to thicken, then pour into prepared, mould, and when firm turn out and serev.

DETECTIVE AGENCY CASE. Charges Against Slater's Curious Evidence. The hearing of the case of the King's Proc- tor. who is intervening in the Pollard divorce suit was continued in the Divorce Court on Tuesday. Charles Fleming, formerly in the employ of Slater's detective agency, said he remem- bered Mr. Henry telling Mr. Osborn they were not getting on very well at Plymouth with the Pollard case. Mr. Osborn said, "Shall 1 go down and see what it can do for you?" and Mr. Henry said, "Yes, I wish you would." 1 Thomas Craig, who had also been employe by Slater's Agency, stated that before -Mr. Davie- went to Jersey, he (Davies) told wit- ness he had tried to get Mr. Pollard with a woman, but he was not a man of that sort. Mr. fit nrv spoke to witness about going to Plymouth, and said "If you can get Pol- lard with a woman I will pay vou £ o. Witness was cross-examined at some length by Sir Edward Clarke as to a stato- n-xx. K- i.-JI • i _i v.l« yn-m iic nau signed ior one oi o in which he said he never heard any sugges- tionmade by anyone as to inducing Mr. Pol- Jard to commit adultery. There was no r i !u the statement that he was given a sovereign for it. Sl;i»or'XlIn^1UCV Witness was often asked at of eases ° n e ^se statements in reports respom/d °f Mr" PJiard' th? of Mr. Pollard tn nevpr eornpliinecl Cross-examined • l" n ,tot,dnnk' she >vrotc "he said he was petitioner his gir! and that there were?"I1ng.'>ut to at Piyniouth. The evident ]ent^ of them Prcctor being concluded King's Sir Edward Clarke addresser! tu -or petitioner. Mrs. Pollard. court for The case was adjourned.

OVER THE GARDEN WALL, Back Yard Amenities at Sketty. Ferocious Fowl's Assault and J Battery on a Child. At Swansea, on Monday, Wm. Lament, foreman boiler-maker, 2, Sketty-avenue, was I summoned for assaulting Wm. Mills, of 1, Sketty-avenue. William Mills ana Elizabeth j Mills, his wife, were summoned for assault- ing Lamont. Mr. Thompson represented 1 a. I mont. J Mills said defendant came into his gromJ-- | and was beating the fowls. Mills held up a shovel and said that that was what he was beating the fowls with. When he asked Lamont what he was doing, he replied "111 kill the and I'll kill you!" Then Mills rushed and aimed a blow at him with a stick. Lamont then rushed at nim, I and aimed a blow at his head with a shove He lifted up his arm to protect himself and received a blow on the arm. Lamont aim^d | a second blow at him with a shovel ai d I again struck his arm. ] Mr. Thompson: I think we shall want a j microscope to see the marks. Lament Where's the marks? (Mills bar 3d his arm, and showed a slight mark). Continu- ing, Mills said that a blow on his head knock- ed him down, and that when down Lamont punched him about the head with his fist. Clerk: How did you get away at last- how did it finish? Mill Two neighbours came and got him off. Both of us were sober. Clerk That's your complaint, is it? Mills Yes. Mr. Thompson: You keep. I believe, a game cock?-No, it's a mongrel. (Laughter.) Do you keep it for lighting purposes?^ ]\o. Isn't it true that the cock attacked a young child—bit the face of a three year old baby of Mr. Lamont's?—I can't say; all I know is they were on my ground. Do you know that the baby has been under the care of Dr. Rawlings ever since?—No, can't say. Have you had many complaints about that bird?—No. Did that cock of yours bite and spur a bailiff named Dd. Williams?—I never heard that it did any mischief to anyone unless they teased it. Do you think the bailiff teased it?—Quite likely. I put it to you, you have had serious com- plaints about- the cock?—They merely ssv what a funny bird to is to fly at you. Has any police officer warned you against keeping this ferocious beast on vonr pre- mises?—Yes. Did Mr. Lamont trip and fall as he was racing after the bird?- Yes, he fell as I came out of the door. Did you then run out of your house armed with a stick.'—i\o, I didn't. Did you rush up to Lamont and strike him on the head as he lay on the ground' Kn I didn't. Do you know that Mr. Lamont is a clerk employed by a respectable solicitor?—Don't know what he is don't know anything about him. Did you both close and fall on the ground? —No, a shovel hit me on the head. Did your wife pick up a big stone, and strike Lamont?—No. the poor woman couldn't she's been ill. Mr. Thompson urged that the magistrates must come to the conclusion that Mills 'vas in the wrong, and not Lamont. Mills kppt a game cock of extraordinary ferocity—a ter- ror, not only to children, but to women. It had been known to attack men. The animal ought to be exterminated. Wm. Lamont said he had never been in i any Police Court before. The cock was dan- i gerous equal to any dog. He heard his little ) girl scream. His wife ran cut, and a moment after he followed. He saw the cock running down Mills' garden, and found that the cheek of the child was torn across the mouth and i under the eye. He picked up a shovel-the I nearest thing he could get, and ran after the cock. He tripped and fell while on the i ground Mills came with a big thick stick and ] struck him on the head. That was the first < blow, though he had struck the cock with i the shovel before that. Clerk We don't count the cock. Did you < get up?—I got up and ran after Mills. I'm 1 left-handed, but I gave him two or three i blows with my left. They closed and fell. Mrs. Mills then came out and struck him two or three times on the head with a stone. ( Clerk Did she leave any mark?—No, he 1 left a mark with a stick. Questioned by Mills as to why he had not ] got out a summons, he replied it was because he had never been in a Police Court before, j and intended to let the matter lie.. Mills You hit me with a shovel. Lamont (vigorously): No, I didn't touch 1 you or I'd have "killed ve." ] Mrs. Lamont said she- saw the cock run- s ning away from the child. The child had great, big tears near the mouth and under the eye. Sam Tweedale, clerk, said the cock had been a great nuisance to the neighbourhood for six months. Mr. Goldberg said that no parent seeing his child in the state that Lamont's child was, but would have acted in the same way. It was clear that Mills struc-K the first blow. He would be fined 20s., inclusive Mrs. Mills and Lamont would be discharged. Mills (entering the box) I only found out one witiiess- Clerk The case is over. i

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MUTINOUS WELSH REGIMENT. Alarming Report from the Cape. UU Drinking Sa.&oon Raided District Terrorised. A "Daily Express" Johannesburg report states that a battalion of "a Welsh regi- ment," numbering 600 men, broke into mu- I tiny on Saturday at Hawick Natal. The battalion had come from Pretoria, and was proceeding to Durban for embarkation, when the men became mutinous. They raided the drinking bars, canteens, and stores, and wild scenes of conflict ensued. They terrorised the whole district. The 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, with two Maxims was despatched to subdue the rioters. At Cardiff Barracks on Monday the depot officers had received no information of the reported mutiny of a battalion of the Welsh Regiment in Natal. There are two territorial battalions in There are two territorial battalions in South Africa, the 1st Welsh Regiment at Pretoria and the South Wales Borderers at Bloemfontein, neither of which is due to leave for home before July. It is known, however, that a composite battalion, composed of drafts from the Welsh regiments named, and other corps, was due to embark from Durban in the middle of March, for India, and it is presumed that these are the mutinieers.

LLANSAMLET'S OLD MEMBERS. A Word in Their Favour. "Parishioner" (Llansamlet) writes:—On the eve of the election of District Councillors and Guardians for Llansamlet Higher, a few words of advice from one who has taken a deep interest in the affairs of the parish might not be out of place. The three present repre- sentatives are Messrs. F. H. Glynn Price, William Sims, and J. W. Johnston. Mr. F. H. Glynn Price has for several years been chairman of the District Council, which posi- tion he relinquished last year. A successor who would worthily maintain the high stan- dard of efficiency which Mr. Glynn Price had established was required, and out of the whole of the Council Mr. J. W, Johnston another Llansamlet representative, was con- sidered the most capable, and was unani- mously elected to the chair. Most of the District Council work is done in committee and of these committees probably the Water and Assessment Committees arc he most im- portant. Mr. William Sims has for years been chairman of the Water Committee, and is recognised as an authority when anything I appertaining to the water supply of the Union is brought before the Council. With regard to the Assessment Committee, Mr Glynn Price has presided over its delibera- tions for some years. Let the electors show their esteem and confidence in the old mem- bers by giving each one of them a vote. My final word to each elector is "Do not reward good service with dismissal.

PATTI WELCOMED HOME. Warm Reception at Craig'-y-Nos. Madame Patti and her husband arrived at ( Liverpool on Saturday by the Lucania after her successful tour in America. The great t singer is in excellent health. f The baroness expressed much satisfaction i with her tour, which she considered very sue- I cessful, notwithstanding its hurried termin- t ation. She only once failed to keep her con- i cert engagements, when she had a severe < cold. The tour is said to have enriched Madame Patti by £ 40,000. The party pro- I I XT-- ceeaea to vralg-y-u". Penwyllt Station was enveloped in dense fog, but an expectant crowd waited to give the baroness a hearty reception. Cheers ac- companied by the booming of tog-signals and cannon, greeted the party upon their arrival at Craig-y-Nos, the whole courtyard being a blaze of arclight and bunting and mottoes such as "Welcome Home," "Long Life and Happiness to the Baron and Baroness." As the carriage appeared at the entrance the Ystradgynlais Brass Band, conducted by Mr Harrv Williams, struck up a lively march. The baron and baroness looked remarkably well. Upon alighting from the carriage they stood upon the doorstep for a few moments and bowed their acknowledgments. An Ystradgynlais correspondent [earns, that Madame Patti's tour was an unquali- Red success. She was greeted everywhere by immense audiences with vociferous cheers Her hearers were not satisfied unless three or four encores were gIven. before she was al- lowed to return. The diva will settle down at Craig-y-Nos for the present and take a Wel INTERVIEW WJTH THE BARON. Madame Patti, with her husband, Baron Cederstrom, arrived at Queenstown from New York on Friday on board the Cunard liner Lucania. In an interview the Baron said they had had a delightful time in America. During the five months they were there Madame Patti was able to att.e"d ,th)? \vh°le of her engagements in the la*es with the exception of one, an the tour she netted £ 48,000. It is her intention to proceed tc her home in Wales, where she wil rest before ac- cepting any more engagements Cp,' l'a! \'evvs. -=--

Mock Heroics at Carmarthen Som? passive resisters to the ducation rate appeared before the Carmarthen Bench jn Monday. lll,a™s Waterloo- terrace, said this-resistance was called "cheap martvrdom" by the Prime Minister, but he would like to know who made it cheap. He was asked to show cause why fit, did not pay towards the education rate, and he replied'that his objection was that no earthly aower could compel him to nav ior the teach- ing of religion. 1\e founder 0f religion went to fishernien and not to ParllaniPnt for his disciples. Mr. «iluanu, continuing, said the State should remain neutral where t cannot follow the lines of Christ, and ad{Jed 'The highest law 1 must obey: whatever x>mes I dare not say 11k \ed Was ront whilst Jesus bled The priestly craft indeed S The^usual order for payment was made. Rev W. W. Lewis, Zion Chapel, said he objected to pay for teaching chi[,(rTO tfiat he Nonconformists were heretics. Rev. J. Fuller Mills: English Baptist min- ister, complained of the sneering and laugh- oxv er which followed the declaration that the lefendant had a conscientious objection. He limself would not say he had such objection, but he objected on the basis 0t common- sense to pay rates towards the; so-caTIcd Vor. untarv Schools. He would like t.. see the nacistrates rise above sectarianism and as- ,ist"oth.-rs in getting the Act repealed.

City Temple Divine a Resister. The Rev. R. J, Campbell, of the Citv Temple, was among the passive resisters who appeared before the magistrates at Enfield an Monday, and a distress warrant was issueo in the usual cour>?.

Swanea Woman's Fatal Smoke. SUCCUMBS TO SHOCK CAUSED BY BURNS. At Swansea Workhouse, on Tuesdav, an inquest was held on the bodv of Nora Birm- ingham (66), who a short time ago was burnt whilst lighting her p^c. Anorah Casey, 16, Brook-street, daughter, I said she went out on il-arch 12, and return- ing found that an accident had occurred. She I had left her mother sitting on a "tuoT near the fireolace smoking her pipe. Mary Murphy, 16. Well-street, said was putting her children to bid, when on looking out of the window she saw something burning, which seemed to her to be a bundle of straw. She lan out and found the old I, woman 011 fire. 'Witness placed sacks roiiucf her. Deceased told her that she was light- ing her pipe, when the match fell on her dress and it became ignited. l P.C. Maggs found deceased severely burnt He put flour on the burns and bandaged thein up. The jury returned a verdict of "Death clue to shock caused by burns received."

and collar piece finished with a severe flat- ness, which is charmingly graceful. Indeed, the arrangement of our collars to-day must either be all or nothing—I mean that we must provide ourselves with a very large cape col- ler. if we have one at all, while a great number of figures are better without a. collar of any description. In such a case, it is as well to add a feather or fur stole or boa to the toilette. Among the leading colours should be men- tioned black and brown. There is a strange shade known as mud-colour, recently intro- duced, and this is very smart if combined with black, but alas the shade itself is not universally becoming. To fair people it would prove very incongruous, but a. pale brunette may with advantage adopt the idea, for she would carry such a costume with success. The new throatlets, or neck orrangements, are usually made just now in embroidered linen—not white linen either, but a. very coarse make of blue or pale green. These are frequently embroidered by hand, and are set round- the throat-, and finished with one or two hanging lapels, all of the same colour and material, and elaborately embroidered m almost- any shade the worker chores.